of your natural habitat. An alteration created by a foreign species who are convinced that they know what’s best for you. Seems like living a nightmare‚ doesn’t it? This is exactly what Yann Martel claims to believe be good for the animals in‚ “Life of Pi.” He creates zoos‚ a confined and controlling place and turns them to sanctuaries in the reader’s mind. Behold‚ fellow readers‚ this is the rawest form of manipulation. Yann Martel fails to present his argument objectively‚ especially since the
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Life of Pi: Journal Response #1 The narrator of this book has his own view about zoos. He tries to make it seem as if his view is absolutely true and is scientifically proven and that he is 100% politically correct. According to him a zoo to an animal is like a home to a human. But I totally disagree with his view on the zoos. In the book the narrator’s view is totally opposite. He assumes and thinks that keeping animals in cages is normal to them and they don’t mind… He persuades us to think
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Life of Pi Essay; Significance of the Flying Fish In Yann Martel’s compelling novel Life of Pi‚ the main character of the story‚ Pi Patel‚ undergoes intense hardships as he lives a castaway’s life on the Pacific Ocean‚ after losing his entire family and everything he held close to him when the cargo ship‚ the Tsimtsum‚ sinks into the dark depths of the sea. Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with several animals‚ and eventually‚ with a massive Bengal Tiger‚ and through all of this hardship and suffering
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power‚ refraining from pity and stripping its protection over those who do not abide by its customs and traditions. In Life of Pi‚ the peculiar island which Pi Patel and Richard Parker discover symbolizes religion. Just as religion‚ Richard Parker and Pi must perceive the island with an equilibrium of doubt and faith for it to be beneficial. The blessings the island provides for Pi and Richard Parker is a metaphor for religion and the comfort and support it bestows upon its loyal followers. Consequently
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A Hero’s Journey usually has twelve stages‚ but in the “ Life of Pi “ Piscine’s (Hero’s Journey) only had nine stages to it Piscine of course being the hero. The first stage of a hero’s journey that Piscine went through was the Call to Adventure. During the Call to Adventure Piscine had his father tell him and his family that they were going to sell the zoo and move to Canada so they would have a better life. “Father said‚ We’ll sail like Columbus!” ie (111). The second stage of a hero’s journey
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Instructor Claudia Gresham English 113 24 February 2014 Literary Analysis of Life of Pi The novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel is an intriguing story of a boy‚ a tiger and their perils of life at the hands of the Pacific Ocean. There are many elements of fiction the characters of Pi Patel and Richard Parker. The setting of the limitless Pacific Ocean‚ the many different themes like survival and religion‚ and the symbolism of the color orange are all very important elements in this story that will
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line of the novel‚ Life of Pi‚ an outstanding novel by Yann Martel. The novel chronicles the journey of Pi Patel‚ a young Indian boy whose family decides to move to Canada with their zoo animals. After the tragic sinking of the ship‚ Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with the ship’s cook‚ his mother‚ and an injured sailor. However‚ the story Pi tells involves him being trapped on the lifeboat with a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and a tiger known as Richard Parker. In Life of Pi‚ Yann Martel explores
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Life of Pi Literary Analysis Shreya Parikh "It was not a question of him or me‚ but of him and me. We were‚ literally and figuratively in the same boat" (164). In the great story‚ Life of Pi‚ told by Yann Martel‚ two very different creatures surviving on the same boat takes a lot of determination. A relationship between Pi Patel and Richard Parker can be defined on both literal and metaphorical levels and both pertain to different aspects of Pi’s inner thoughts and himself. During
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Every action you take comes with consequences and every consequence affects your life in one way or another. In the spiritual novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel‚ a young boy named Pi Patel is stranded on a lifeboat and is faced with serious decisions that affect him and his future. Following a shipwreck‚ Pi is left alone with nothing but a royal bengal tiger‚ Richard Parker‚ and his God. At the climax of the story he encounters a paradise island which has everything he needs‚ but he makes a choice to
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book Life of Pi written by Yann Martel‚ Pi Patel‚ a sixteen year old Indian boy goes through an unexpected two hundred and twenty seven day journey at sea with a bengal tiger‚ that forces him to adjusts his morals and develop the human need to survive. Survival is continuing to live or exist‚ typically in spite of tragic incident or difficult circumstance. The most basic needs for survival are food‚ water‚ sleep‚ and shelter. Pi is faced with the issue of fending for himself and a tiger. Pi is then
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